Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.

Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.

Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend read more

Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.

The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.

The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.

The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.

The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.

If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use read more

If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.

If you have to ask, you can't afford it!

If you have to ask, you can't afford it!

Business was his aversion; Pleasure was his business.

Business was his aversion; Pleasure was his business.

In the business world today, failure is apparently not an option. We need to change this attitude toward failure - read more

In the business world today, failure is apparently not an option. We need to change this attitude toward failure - and celebrate the idea that only by falling on our collective business faces do we learn enough to succeed down the road.

I always said that mega-mergers were for megalomaniacs.

I always said that mega-mergers were for megalomaniacs.